There were two major concerns at the US Constitutional Convention. One was that delegates that were not Federalists demanded amendments to the Constitution to guarantee that the Federal government would not infringe upon the laws of the various states. Another important issue was how to deal with the slavery question. The best compromise that was accepted was that after 10 years, no more new slaves would be imported to the US.
Represntation
I think it was the Articles of Confederation?
They had to create a new Document
Planter, Commander of army, president of the constitutional convention, President of the United States.
disagreement between the states over representation in Congress
How the president should be elected.
major factor in writing the new constitution
read the book
read the book
commerce
John P. Roche means that the Constitutional Convention had to operate with great delicacy and skill in a political cosmos full of enemies to achieve one definitive goal.
The two major divisions of the constitutional convention are: THE VIRGINIA PLAN proposed by James Madison that divided the government into three branches the legislative, executive, judicial branches. The second division was THE NEW JERSEY PLAN proposed by William Paterson of NEW JERSEY. This plan